Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-10

of snow,
And the Summers like buds between"
Mrs. r. Y. Gardener paid our
school visit last Thursday.
Mr.. Warren, brother of Miss Laura
Warren, paid her a short visit last
Friday.
EXAMINATION.
And this is examination week
again! Already visions of excluded
middle" primary laws of thought"
"fallacia academies" and other dim,
misty, intangible forms that wreathe
themselves in fantastic, indefinable
shapes within that viewless realm
where rules the spirit of the mighty
Aristotle begin to bother our wearied
brains and to fill our hearts with.
painful forebodings.
Who was Aristotle anyhow?
When, where, and for what did he
live? If that hideous, monstrous,
horrible product of his brain called
Logic, is to be taken as an index of
his character, we could but picture
him as the evil genius of the poor
school girl, the agent of his Plutonic
majesty to forever disturb her peace
full soul and equanimity of mind.
But we have about seen the last of
him, and when we have passed one
more fearful ordeal, we will entrust
his Anticipated remains to the tender
embraces of Oblivion. We will shed
no tears over his bier and scatter no
flowers upon his grave. May he sleep
that sleep that knows no waking.
LoGIC CLASS.
A Chinese student in Yale College
once apologized to professor for
handing in long composition by
saying he had not time to write q
short one. The Chinaman was right.
The writing of an essay requires moi
only the exercise of the powers of in.
'vention, but an exhaustive study Of
the methods of expression.
Much of the best literature of oul
language seems to have come spon
taneously from the writer's pen, but
in reality has been the result of labor
ious effort to reach proper, natura
and effective expression of thoughts
wrought out by intense mental exer
ton.
A celebrated Greek poet was one,
asked why it was he wrote but ;
dozen lines a day while a cotempora
ry wrote about three hundred. Hi
reply was,"I write for eternity; h,
for day. And go it proved. Thu
one made himself immortal, tn
works and name Of the other are alik
forgotten.
Daniel Webster, on being compli
mented for an outburst of spontane
GUS eloquence, replied, 81 have toda,
only found occasion to make use G
what l had previously prepared b.
much earnest thought and many re
writings"
The lesson here taught is that tn
best writers as well as speakers bt
come such only by patient toll an
/ persistent effort. So let US not d.
spair if both the thought and the e,
preston respond only to laborior
effort. PATIENCE.
. Teacher-Young ladies, l am afrai
you are not as familiar with Geogr;
ply as you formerly were. Will yo
please to tell me the number and IL
names of the Zones?
Miss W.-There are four: Nortl
South, East and West.
Miss NJ think there are eigh
North Frigid, South Frigid, the Ten
perate, the Incorporate and-and-
l have forgotten the rest.
Miss Y.-If i remember correct
there are only four: North Long
tude, South Longitude, East Latitut
and West Latitude.
Teacher am indeed glad to fir
that you do really remember som
thing of Geography. However, as
think a review of the subject won
afford a pleasant diversion from vol
arduous labors in other branches, "
will tomorrow begin a course in tn
most interesting science.
"Life is but a slippery steep,
Hung with shadows cold and deep"
Since two certain young gentleme
- visit our parlors SO often, we fear Of
faculty will be changed before anot
er term shall have expired.
"We enjoy serenades occasionall
especially by the band"
Prof. Denck failed to meet his e
gagement, much to our disappoin